| 释义 |
peg /peg/ noun- A pin (esp of wood)
- A fixture for hanging a hat or coat on
- A pin for tuning a string (music)
- A small stake for securing tent ropes, or marking a position, boundary claim, etc
- A pin for scoring, as in cribbage
- A pin in a cup to show how far down one may drink
- Hence a drink measure, esp of brandy and soda
- A degree or step
- A set level applied to eg an exchange rate or a price (economics)
- A wooden or other pin used in shoemaking
- A turtle harpoon
- A clothes-peg
- A cricket stump
- A piton
- A peg-top
- A wooden leg (informal)
- A leg (informal)
- A poke or thrust (dialect or slang)
- A theme (figurative)
transitive verb (peggˈing; pegged)- To fasten, mark, score, furnish, pierce, or strike with a peg or pegs
- To insert or fix like a peg
- To pin down
- (usu with as) to classify, categorize
- To score (as at cribbage)
- To keep from falling or rising by buying or selling at a fixed price (stock exchange)
- To hold (prices, pensions, etc) at a fixed level, or directly related to the cost of living
- To stabilize
- To drive (a coach, etc) (obs sl)
- To throw or target
intransitive verb- (usu with away) to keep on working assiduously
- To make one's way vigorously
ORIGIN: Cf LGer pigge, Du dialect peg, Dan pig pegged adjective peggˈing noun pegˈboard noun A board having holes into which pegs are placed, used for playing and scoring in games or for display or storage purposes pegˈbox noun Part of the head of a musical instrument in which the pegs are inserted peg leg noun (informal) - A simple wooden leg
- A person with a wooden leg
pegˈ-tankˈard noun A drinking vessel having each one's share marked off by a knob pegˈ-top noun - A spinning top with a metal point, spun by winding a string round it and suddenly throwing it
- (in pl) trousers narrowing at the ankles
adjective Shaped like a top a peg too low - Tipsy
- Depressed
off the peg - Of a garment, (bought) ready to wear from an already-existing stock
- Of an item, (bought) ready to use, not purpose-built
- Not adjusted to suit the circumstances, etc (figurative) (offˈ-the-pegˈ adjective)
peg back (in sport, esp racing) to gain an advantage over an opponent peg down To restrict (someone) to an admission, following a certain course of action peg out - (in croquet) to finish by driving the ball against the peg
- (in cribbage) to win by pegging the last hole before show of hands
- To mark off with pegs
- To become exhausted, be ruined, or die (slang)
round peg in a square hole or square peg in a round hole A person who is unsuited to the particular position he or she occupies take down a peg (or two) To bring down, deflate, humiliate or humble |